User:BryanDerksen/Sandbox

DA Overview

Getting Started Quick links: Creating an account Installing the toolset Toolset interface overview Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean commodo ligula eget dolor. Aenean massa. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Donec quam felis, ultricies nec, pellentesque eu, pretium quis, sem. Nulla consequat massa quis enim. Donec pede justo, fringilla vel, aliquet nec, vulputate eget, arcu. In enim justo, rhoncus ut, imperdiet a, venenatis vitae, justo. Nullam dictum felis eu pede mollis pretium. Integer tincidunt.
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Scripters: Changing and Extending Default Behaviors Scripting is used whenever the designers need control over the game's behaviour. The syntax for DA scripts is very similar to the C programming language. Scripting is commonly used to: Trigger plot events Create or modify abilities - skills, talents, and spells Handle creature and party member AI	Tool Experts: 3rd Party Extensions In dui magna, posuere eget, vestibulum et, tempor auctor, justo. In ac felis quis tortor malesuada pretium. Pellentesque auctor neque nec urna. Proin sapien ipsum, porta a, auctor quis, euismod ut, mi. Aenean viverra rhoncus pede. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Ut non enim eleifend felis pretium feugiat. Vivamus quis mi. Phasellus a est. Phasellus magna.

Discussion: http://social.bioware.com/group/239/discussion/687/

Departments supported by social:

• 2d Art
• 3d Art
• Animation
• Area Design
• Audio/Sound Effect
• Character Design
• Cinematic
• Music/Composing
• Project Management
• QA/Testing
• Scenario Design
• Scripting
• Story Writing
• Tools Programming
• Visual Effect
• Voice Acting
• Writing/Dialog

Getting Started

• DA Overview
• Installation Guide
• Toolset Interface/User's Guide
• Overview: What comprises a game world? What can be customized?
• Overview: What are art assets? What assests are available? What can be customized?
• Overview: Sound, VO, Music, what are they, where are they used? What can be customized?
• Overview: What is a character? What can be customized?
• Overview: Cinematics. What is a cutscene? What is a stage? What can be customized?
• Overview: What is module management? Why is it necessary? What does it do?
• Overview: What does the game provide to help with story writing? What can be done with these tools?
• Overview: Scripting. What is a script? Why are scripts used? What can they do?
• Overview: 3rd Party Extensions. What they are, why they are needed, etc.? Do I need them?

Builders: Building the Game World

• Area Design Overview
• Design Resources
  • Area
  • Area List
  • Character
  • Creature
  • Item
  • String
  • Trigger
• Building related tutorials (probably needs further initial subdivision)
  • How to use the Level Editor
  • How to use the Area Editor
  • How to add a creature
  • How to add an item
  • How to add a trigger
  • others

Artists: Managing Custom Art Assets

• Art Assets Overview
• 2d Art
• 3d Art
• Animation
• Visual Effect
• Art Resources
  • Animation
  • Level
  • Material
  • Morph
  • VFX
• Art related tutorials (probably needs further initial subdivision)
  • How to use the Animation Editor
  • How to use the Level Editor
  • How to use the Material Editor
  • How to use the Morph Editor
  • How to use the VFX Editor
  • others

Sound Technicians: Controlling Sound and Music

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• Audio Overview
• Audio/Sound Effect
• Music/Composing
• Voice Acting
• Design Resources
  • Conversation
• Sound/Music related tutorials (may need further initial subdivision)
  • How to record sounds
  • How to compose and record music
  • How to record voiceovers
  • How to format sound files
  • How to import and integrate sounds
  • How to import and integrate music
  • How to import and integrate voiceovers
  • others

Players: Creating and Managing Characters

• Character Overview
• Character Design
• Design Resources
  • Character
• Character Management related tutorials (may need further initial subdivision)
  • How to design a character
  • How to create a character
  • others

Cinematographers: Adding Cutscenes and In-Game Movies

• Cinematic Overview
• Cutscenes
• Movies
• Design Resources
  • Client Script
  • Conversation
  • Cutscene
  • Stage
• Cinematics related tutorials (may need further initial subdivision)
  • How to design a cutscene
  • How to make a cutscene
  • How to create and add a stage
  • How to use a client script with a cutscene
  • How to use cutscene capture to make a movie
  • others

Project Managers: Managing Your Module

• Project Management Overview
• Project Management Tasks
• QA/Testing
• Design Resources
  • Client Script
• Module Management tutorials (may need further initial subdivision)
  • How to create a module
  • How to manage a project
  • How to test a module
  • How to use client scripts to speed testing
  • others

Story Tellers: Creating A Story

• Story Overview
• Scenario Design
• Story Writing
• Writing/Dialog
• Design Resources
  • Conversation
  • Cutscene
  • Plot
• Story Creation related tutorials (probably needs further initial subdivision)
  • How to design a scenario
  • How to write a story
  • How to write a dialog
  • How to use plots
  • How to best incorporate cutscenes
  • others

Scripters: Changing and Extending Default Behaviors

• Scripting Overview
• Game Engine Mechanics
• DAScript Language
  • Definitions
    • Datatypes
    • Operators
    • Statements
    • Functions
    • etc.
  • Functions Reference/Index
  • Constants Reference/Index
  • Topics Reference/Index
• Design Resources
  • Client Script
  • Script
• Scripting related tutorials (no doubt needs further initial subdivision)
  • How to create a script
  • How to control *choose your favorite behavior*
  • many many others

Tool Experts: 3rd Party Extensions

• Extensions Overview
• Bioware Suggestions for 3rd Party Tools
• Tools Programming
• Art Resources
  • Animation
  • Level
  • Material
  • Morph
  • VFX
• Design Resources
  • Area
  • Area List
  • Character
  • Client Script
  • Conversation
  • Creature
  • Cutscene
  • Item
  • Plot
  • Script
  • Stage
  • String
  • Trigger
• Technical Details and Tools (probably won't need further initial subdivision)
  • File Formats
    • 2DA
    • ERF
    • GFF
    • RIM
    • others
  • Data Editors
    • 2DA
    • ERF
    • GFF
    • RIM
• 3rd Party Extension tutorials (no doubt needs further initial subdivision)
  • How to modify 2DA files
  • How to modify ERF files
  • How to modify GFF files
  • How to modify RIM files
  • How to use joe's item maker
  • How to use pete's loot system
  • How to use barbara's crafting
  • How to use daisy's script generator
  • others